A Streetcar Named Desire
...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $8M
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A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
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Box Office & Release
A Streetcar Named Desire returned 4.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Sep 18, 1951
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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